Sole Source Contract for Annual Maintenance of Research Laboratory Equipment

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) intends to award a sole source contract to Thermo Electron North America LLC for the purchase of an annual maintenance contract renewal for their Orbitrap Fusion Lumos with ETD and UVPD and Quadruple-Orbitrap Exploris 480 Hybrid w/Easy nanoLC 1200 instruments. The purpose of this purchase is to obtain an annual maintenance contract renewal on existing State-owned research laboratory equipment manufactured by Thermo Electron NA LLC. The service and parts provider must be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Authorized Service Provider. • The contract amount is $77,426.88. • The notice publish date is February 4, 2026. • Interested parties must notify the Procurement Officer at [email protected] prior to the contact deadline of February 11, 2026, 12:00 AM EST. • The agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at Brad Byrd - [email protected].